1995 1.0L Nissan Micra K11 GX | my period correct daily
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I almost forgot about this, and it’s too good of a story not to share…
My brother is into his banger racing – He often goes to his mate’s yard/unit to help them prep their cars for racing. I was chatting to him one day when he mentioned that he had saw a pair of SSR wheels in a pile of scrap and shrugged them off thinking that they were fakes. After hearing this, I basically begged him to go back to the yard and check the wheels ASAP, as they could be worth something if they’re genuine right? So he headed back to the yard and sent me some pictures of the wheels….. Holy shit….
These were the wheels in question…
A pair of 14” SSR Formula Mesh IN 4x100!!
I couldn’t believe my eyes. And what’s better – his friend let us take them home for FREE. These wheels are so desirable and rare in 4x100. I couldn’t believe my luck. Not to mention, these are pretty perfect specs for the K11.
I gave them a quick pressure wash and they actually came up pretty nice. They’ll need to be split and polished/painted to be worth putting on the car, but how could I complain?
Here’s a pic of them up against my old MX5:
I’m not sure when I’ll get round to sorting these wheels – I did try to split them but I’m having some troubles as I've removed all the hardware, but the faces are still glued solid to the lips. I’ll make sure to update the thread if I DIY restore these.
My brother is into his banger racing – He often goes to his mate’s yard/unit to help them prep their cars for racing. I was chatting to him one day when he mentioned that he had saw a pair of SSR wheels in a pile of scrap and shrugged them off thinking that they were fakes. After hearing this, I basically begged him to go back to the yard and check the wheels ASAP, as they could be worth something if they’re genuine right? So he headed back to the yard and sent me some pictures of the wheels….. Holy shit….
These were the wheels in question…
A pair of 14” SSR Formula Mesh IN 4x100!!
I couldn’t believe my eyes. And what’s better – his friend let us take them home for FREE. These wheels are so desirable and rare in 4x100. I couldn’t believe my luck. Not to mention, these are pretty perfect specs for the K11.
I gave them a quick pressure wash and they actually came up pretty nice. They’ll need to be split and polished/painted to be worth putting on the car, but how could I complain?
Here’s a pic of them up against my old MX5:
I’m not sure when I’ll get round to sorting these wheels – I did try to split them but I’m having some troubles as I've removed all the hardware, but the faces are still glued solid to the lips. I’ll make sure to update the thread if I DIY restore these.
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Liking the Micra man! I've had 6 K11s in the past....anything from 1.0, to 1.3 to 1.4 (ok it's more like a 1.35 isn't it)
Looking to get a 160SR soon maybe....maybe. I do like the K11, but just fancy something different to have care-free fun with on the country roads of Leatherhead, deep into the night
Looking to get a 160SR soon maybe....maybe. I do like the K11, but just fancy something different to have care-free fun with on the country roads of Leatherhead, deep into the night